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can be adjusted for maximum performance
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depending on the wind and
wave conditions. The new 46RK’s
draft ranges from 7’ to 2’ 5” — and it
can be changed with the push of
a button.
“Necessity is the mother of invention.
I love sailing in back coves in
calm water,” says Hake, who admits
that he designs his boats as much for
himself as for his customers. “We can
go anywhere with our boats that you
can take a 14-foot Boston Whaler.”
In 1984, Hake moved the business
to Stuart, where it has remained
ever since. Called the “Crossroads of
Florida Yachting,” Stuart is located at
the confluence of the Indian and St.
Lucie rivers and St. Lucie Inlet, giving
sailors the option of cruising north
or south on the Intracoastal Waterway,
west to the Gulf Coast via the
Okeechobee Waterway, or east across
the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas.
“Martin County is a very nice place
to build boats,” Hake says. “We probably
go sailing three or four times a
week with customers. The proximity to
the Bahamas is great.” The company, >>
Two of the Seaward 46RK’s innovative
features are Hake’s lifting keel, forward
of the mast, and twin adjustable rudders.
Gary Beckett
PETER GORMAN
Since 1984, Hake Yachts
owner Nick Hake has run his
business from Stuart.